Spirits fans, if you haven’t tried Grey Goose Essences before, now is the time!

With vibrant, and unique fruit and botanical flavour combinations, they are perfect for summer and just as delicious in autumn, winter and spring.

In fact, we love using them to brighten up cold autumn and winter days here at Craft Gin Club HQ. That’s why we just had to include a bottle of Grey Goose Essences Strawberry & Lemongrass in Craft Gin Club’s November 2022 Gin of the Month box for our members to try - all three flavours of Grey Goose Essences are great sipped on their own, served simply with tonic and fresh garnish or mixed into simple cocktails.

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In this feature, we’re going to take you through everything you need to know about Essences, from what they are made from to what they taste like and our favourite ways to drink them. Take a look!

What are Grey Goose Essences?

Grey Goose Essences are delicious spirits made by the world-renowned French vodka maker, Grey Goose. They come in three mouthwatering flavours: Watermelon & Basil, White Peach & Rosemary, and Strawberry & Lemongrass.

Each one is infused with real fruit and botanical essences, made with all-natural ingredients, and they all have Grey Goose’s iconic vodka at their core, making them superb tipples for mixing with tonic or into sumptuous cocktails. They can even be found in new ready-to-drink, canned cocktails from the brand: Grey Goose Watermelon & Basil Spritz and Strawberry & Lemongrass Spritz.

What do Grey Goose Essences taste like?

Each one of the three fabulous editions has a unique and utterly divine flavour profile.

Grey Goose Essences White Peach & Rosemary review:

Delicate and invitingly soft, Grey Goose Essences White Peach & Rosemary is a symphony of floral white peach tones and savoury, herbaceous rosemary aromas.

Grey Goose Essences Watermelon & Basil review:

Made using watermelon and basil essences, both captured at their ripest, Grey Goose Essences Watermelon & Basil, is sweet, fruity and brimming with basil flavours in all of the right places.

Grey Goose Essences Strawberry & Lemon Grass review:

Grey Goose Essences Strawberry & Lemongrass is made with only the finest fresh lemongrass and juicy strawberry essences, giving the tipple a luscious mix of refreshing citrus and brilliant berry flavours that are completely moreish and utterly scrumptious.

How do you drink Grey Goose Essences?

Grey Goose Essences are fantastic sipped on their own over ice but we also love following Grey Goose’s simple serve recommendation to enjoy Grey Goose Essences with good tonic water, fresh garnish and a squeeze of lime or lemon. Here is the perfect Grey Goose Essences serve suggestion…

The perfect Grey Goose Essences simple serve:

50ml Grey Goose Essences
150ml premium tonic water (available to buy here)
The garnish for this serve depends on the flavour of Grey Goose Essences you are using:

For the Strawberry & Lemongrass edition, use fresh strawberries and lemongrass.
For the Watermelon & Basil edition, use fresh watermelon and basil leaves.
For the White Peach & Rosemary edition, use slices of peach and a fresh sprig of rosemary.
Combine the Grey Goose Essences and tonic water in a wine glass over lots of ice. Garnish, serve and enjoy!

Grey Goose Essences are also fantastic in cocktails, like Craft Gin Club’s Fraise 75.

This gorgeous recipe takes inspiration from the classic French 75 cocktail and mixes Grey Goose Essences Strawberry & Lemongrass with gin and champagne for a delightfully fizzy, fragrant, strawberry and lemongrass-flavoured twist on the original that is a taste sensation.

The perfect Grey Goose Essences cocktail recipe suggestion:
Fraise 75

20ml gin
15ml Grey Goose Essences Strawberry & Lemongrass
15ml Simple Syrup
15ml fresh lime juice
Champagne, to top
2 fresh strawberries (optional)
3 cloves
Fresh mint and strawberries, to garnish

Muddle the fresh strawberries and cloves in a shaker. Add the gin, Grey Goose Essences, syrup and lime juice with lots of ice and shake well. Double strain into a champagne saucer or martini glass and top with champagne. Garnish, serve and enjoy!

What alcohol percentage are Grey Goose Essences?

Grey Goose Essences are 30% ABV (Alcohol By Volume), making them less alcoholic than Grey Goose Vodka, which is 40% ABV.

How many calories are in Grey Goose Essences?

Grey Goose Essences contain 82 calories per 50mls

Grey Goose Essences price?

Grey Goose Essences are available for £39 from most major supermarkets.

They are also available in Craft Gin Club’s November 2022 Gin of the Month box, which includes a full bottle of gin and lots of mixers and snacks too. Worth, £69, members get it for just £42!